You can see them all and read Mary Whyte’s comments on our page Spring 2023 Award Winners . It was a lovely evening, reconnecting with many NFWS Members and friends. Congratulations one and all!
The Exhibition’s last day is today, May 26, 2023! Hope you can make it to the Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry Street, N. Tonawanda, NY, today, open from 12 – 4 today, Friday.
Our NFWS Online Show of the Spring 2023 Open Watercolor Exhibition has been posted! Here is the link:
NFWS Spring 2023 Open Watercolor Workshop
Daneen Kane’s “Apple Blossoms”
The Exhibition runs from May 3 – 27, 2023 at the Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry Street, North Tonawanda, NY. The Awards Reception is Thursday evening, May 25th from 6 – 8 pm.
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Mary selected 60 paintings for the Exhibition from the 104 submitted. Congratulations to all of the artists. Our co-chairs of the Exhibition Committee, Janet Ide and Martha Rogala, emailed all notifications to submitting artists on March 15, 2023. Check your email inbox and spam, junk, and whatever other similar boxes you may have. If you do not see your email, contact Janet at jlide@gmail.com or Martha at mdrogala@gmail.com.
The paintings selected will be posted on our website on May 3, 2023, the same day that the Exhibition opens at the Carnegie Art Center.
Again, Congratulations! We can be proud of our artists. It promises to be a beautiful show.
Mary Whyte is NFWS’ Spring Workshop Artist, in person! Here is a link to more information about the workshop, The Best of Portrait and Figure with Mary Whyte.
Submit your paintings online through the Call for Work Page. Go to Exhibits on the NFWS page Menu, or here’s the link Call for Work.
Mary’s Self-Portrait
The Submission Period ends at midnight (11:59 pm) on Sunday, February 26, 2023. Here is a link to the Prospectus:
Prospectus for the Spring 2023 Open Watercolor Exhibition
Here is a link to the Call for Work Page where you can make your submission.
This Exhibition will be on view from May 3 – 26, 2023 at the Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry St., North Tonawanda, New York.
The Exhibition Juror and Judge of Awards is renowned artist and cherished teacher Mary Whyte, our NFWS Spring Workshop Artist.
“In my studio I have a small plaque that reads, “The most beautiful things in life cannot be touched.” It was a gift from my friend Georgeanna, and a constant reminder of what it is we artists try to express. It is not the days we remember in our lives but the small moments.” Mary Whyte, An Artist’s Way of Seeing.
Following a brief Members Meeting we will have the pleasure of a demonstration by Illinois watercolor artist Tom Francesconi. This will be a Zoom event, held at 4 pm on Thursday, February 16th. A Zoom link will be sent by email to all NFWS Members on the Monday before the Thursday evening Meeting.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My paintings are a visual statement of my love for life. Yet, it is not only the world around me with which I am put in touch, but also the world inside of me. As an artist, I have chosen to express myself through the language of paint. Stirred emotions are the essential beginnings of that language. It is my hope that my paintings will echo that emotional response and the viewer will share in my spirited statements.
Tom Francesconi, aws, nws, twsa (master)
Tom Francesconi studied watercolor at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. His paintings have been exhibited in many national exhibitions, which include the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society and the 2015 Shenzhen, China International Biennial Exhibition. In 2020, Tom’s painting was selected for inclusion in the NWS: 100 Years Exhibition. He has earned signature membership in numerous watercolor societies, including the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, of which he has been honored with ‘Master’ status. Tom has served as president of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. Currently, Tom is the executive director of the Illinois Watercolor Society.His work has been published in eight books on American Watercolor. Tom has written articles for Watercolor Artist, Watercolor Magic and Watercolor magazines.
Tom’s paintings have received many awards in regional and national exhibitions, including the 1st Place Award at the 2011 Watercolor West Exhibition, 3rd Place Awards at the 2019 Houston International Watermedia Exhibition and the 2019 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition. Tom received an Honorable Mention Award for his painting, “Unleashed”, published in The Best of Watercolor: Winners From the 22nd Annual Splash Competition, June 2021. Tom received the Gordon and Mildred Memorial Award at the 2023 Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors.
Tom’s paintings are held in the corporate collections of Inland Real Estate Corporation, Oakbrook, IL, CNA Insurance Company, Chicago, IL, Paige Bus Enterprises, Chicago, IL and Morgan Stanley Financial Services Company, Chicago, IL and in many private collections throughout the United States. Along with his weekly classes in Chicago, Tom has conducted watercolor workshops throughout the United States, Canada, France, Italy and Croatia.
www.tomfrancesconi.com
This Exhibition will be on view from May 3 – 26, 2023 at the Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry St., North Tonawanda, New York.
The Exhibition Juror and Judge of Awards is renowned artist and cherished teacher Mary Whyte, our NFWS Spring Workshop Artist.
“In my studio I have a small plaque that reads, “The most beautiful things in life cannot be touched.” It was a gift from my friend Georgeanna, and a constant reminder of what it is we artists try to express. It is not the days we remember in our lives but the small moments.” Mary Whyte, An Artist’s Way of Seeing
